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How often do you check your investments?

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  • arnoldy
    arnoldy Posts: 505 Forumite
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    edited 10 January 2021 at 9:04AM
    Daily but only on trading days. Currently in UK, European and US individual shares,
    I tend to check in the evenings and update my spreadsheets - I have unitised my portfolio so I can see the underlying portfolio performance after accounting for money in or out. I tend to compare against the FTSE100 and FTSE250 to provide somewhat of a benchmark, I should probably also look at a global benchmark.
    If i am looking to buy or sell an individual share I will check more often during trading - usually for a few days to look for spikes or dips and get a feel for pricing.

     Remember as a private investor you have 3 massive advantages:
    1. You can move fast and buy and sell at very good prices on dips or spikes because of the relatively small volume you trade
    2. You can invest in small high growth companies in a meaningful way that the big funds and ITs can't
    3. Your costs are very very low.
  • Type_45
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    Adyinvestment said:
    Would have like a poll but do not seem to be able to set one up.

    I am new to investing (last few months) but seem to check into my accounts at least twice a day and sometimes more :o 

    I have my pension with Vanguard and get annoyed it is only updated once a day! :D

    My ISA and stocks are with IG Trading which is updated in real time and I find it fascinating - is this because I am new? How often do you check your portfolio?
    Every day.
  • Dandytf
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    quirkydeptless said:
    Far too often!
    Unnecessarily checking HL Managed Funds Daily. 
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  • Sea_Shell
    Sea_Shell Posts: 10,297 Forumite
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    It's so frustrating when the markets are closed over the weekend... nothing to see!! 😉
    How's it going, AKA, Nutwatch? - 12 month spends to date = 3.24% of current retirement "pot" (as at end December 2025)
  • Adyinvestment
    Adyinvestment Posts: 371 Forumite
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    Sea_Shell said:
    It's so frustrating when the markets are closed over the weekend... nothing to see!! 😉
    Ha ha...I was thinking the exact same thing!
  • Username999
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    Adyinvestment said:
    Sea_Shell said:
    It's so frustrating when the markets are closed over the weekend... nothing to see!! 😉
    Ha ha...I was thinking the exact same thing!

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  • Eco_Miser
    Eco_Miser Posts: 5,067 Forumite
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    Monthly when I update my spreadsheet.
    Also when I log in to check dividends have arrived, and download the details.

    Eco Miser
    Saving money for well over half a century
  • mika_dm
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    I check it daily as I am in the process of building a portfolio, researching ETFs, funds or stocks and looking at prices to consider the which company/ETF to buy first.
  • Thrugelmir
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    edited 10 January 2021 at 10:53PM
    Sea_Shell said:
    It's so frustrating when the markets are closed over the weekend... nothing to see!! 😉
    Time to read up on the events of the past week, digest and reflect.  A lot happens that can easily be missed. 
  • Sea_Shell
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    Thrugelmir said:
    Sea_Shell said:
    It's so frustrating when the markets are closed over the weekend... nothing to see!! 😉
    Time to read up on the events of the past week, digest and reflect.  A lot happens that can easily be missed. 

    Well usually that has absolutely no bearing on what i think the markets will then do.   It seems as if it does the complete opposite!!

    So I'm giving up on "why" the markets do what they do....they will just "be"
    How's it going, AKA, Nutwatch? - 12 month spends to date = 3.24% of current retirement "pot" (as at end December 2025)
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